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Chapter 42

           TheairwasthickwithrumorsofwholesalehangingsbytheYankeesshouldtheguiltypartiesbefoundandofaconcerteduprisingagainstthewhitesbythenegroes.Thepeopleofthetownstayedathomebehindlockeddoorsandshutteredwindows,themenfearingtogototheirbusinessesandleavetheirwomenandchildrenunprotected.

           Scarlett,lyingexhaustedinbed,feeblyandsilentlythankedGodthatAshleyhadtoomuchsensetobelongtotheKlanandFrankwastoooldandpoorspirited.HowdreadfulitwouldbetoknowthattheYankeesmightswoopdownandarrestthematanyminute!Whydidn’tthecrack-brainedyoungfoolsintheKlanleavebadenoughaloneandnotstiruptheYankeeslikethis?Probablythegirlhadn’tbeenrapedafterall.Probablyshe’djustbeenfrightenedsillyand,becauseofher,alotofmenmightlosetheirlives.

           Inthisatmosphere,asnervestrainingaswatchingaslowfuseburntowardabarrelofgunpowder,Scarlettcamerapidlybacktostrength.ThehealthyvigorwhichhadcarriedherthroughtheharddaysatTarastoodheringoodsteadnow,andwithintwoweeksofEllaLorena’sbirthshewasstrongenoughtositupandchafeatherinactivity.Inthreeweeksshewasup,declaringshehadtoseetothemills.TheywerestandingidlebecausebothHughandAshleyfearedtoleavetheirfamiliesaloneallday.

           Thentheblowfell.

           Frank,fulloftheprideofnewfatherhood,summonedupcourageenoughtoforbidScarlettleavingthehousewhileconditionsweresodangerous.

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